Faithless Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) Before everything - this is a bit of not-short-story, but, I hope, you, guys, will help me.. Sooo, I've just spotted an advertisment in my local forum, 'looking' for a pop/funk/rock bassist (actually only funky pop... i can tell that because of songs i've listened to ... ), which could help in playing gigs, and, get a part of 'profit' of this, too... Before [i]this[/i], I was (and, actually [i]am[/i]) playing in two bands, one is - Metallica coverband, other (which's actually two piece..) is modern metal , and, in other band-name, pop/rock covers band... I've actually got a bit fed up of playing only heavy music (we don't do pop/rock cover-gigs presently..due to vocalist-related problems), and, also, I like funky/poppy music very much [esp playing Jamiroquai's and stuff ], so, would like to try myself in... And, of course, get some decent money.. (BTW, I'm going to leave 'Tallica coverband, if I join, so, I'll get some more proper free-time..) So, that was the [i]good[/i] side of things. The 'worse' would be - I'm living in other city - ~63 miles from band-home... Well, this isn't actually that bad, as I'm getting a car before long, and travelling to capital [band's studio..] is about only an hour... Worse 'thingie' is, that I'm high-school graduate. I'm not 'struggling' there, but, you know... And, playing in other city wouldn't be such a problem to me, as it'd be to my parents.. School-related stuff.. The 3rd thing [dunno, if it'd should be on good or bad side..] - my experience is about 2 years. I've got some great exp in summer, when I joined that two-piece band, but still... Well, what I wanted to say about experience - I've never been in 'television' scenes [where you can't actually do mistakes and stuff...], and I've never done anything related to creating funky bass lines.. Oh, they said, that [i]most[/i] of material is done, but still, I'm a bit unwarranted of myself... At last, I'd go in 'playing funky/poppy' band related thingies sooner, or later, buuuuuuuuut... It's not bad chance at last, though, I'm not sure, if I should do this now... Finally, [i]The Big Question[/i] goes in... Dunno, if it sounds stupid, but, what do, ya, guys, think of it? [b]Should I go for it?..[/b] Edited October 24, 2008 by Faithless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 If the commitment and travel isn't a problem then why not? I wouldn't worry about TV appearances and the rest of it, cross that bridge when you come to it. You have no idea about how long the thing is going to be together for anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted October 24, 2008 Author Share Posted October 24, 2008 (edited) What about [i]The Thing's[/i] lasting... That girl [main person...] was participating in one of most popular reality-shows [music/singing stuff..] country-wide.. She didn't win it, but, made a quite good appearance in the whole thing.. Voice ain't bad too. She's let one [i]single[/i] yet.. Seems quite popular in local-level. In other words, has not bad potentiality, in my eyes.. Here are few shows of her, for you, mates, to judge.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw0tmuG_9ys...feature=related"]Funky[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3xaBuzeJ14...feature=related"]Lyric[/url] Sorry, they're both phonograms, but, for the-big-picture... BTW, don't say, I haven't warned ya - texts are in Lithuanian... Edited October 24, 2008 by Faithless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I think you will regret it if you don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 DO IT Ive often,after years of being stupid,argued that Metal Bassplaying is often crap,and other styles are far far better as far as Bassplaying goes... ..But Metal's louder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarhead Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 +1 to Wayne, this is a great chance to get out there man. Any job where you play bass and get payed for it is brilliant. Personally, I would jump on this if i could. Zach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Its a way in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjb Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Whether it's for the money/fame, or for the experience, go for it. The more styles you can play, the more work as a bass player you'll have. For example, I play classical, jazz, rock, funk, pop, blues, etc. Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Go for it - You'd be mad not to. Will probably open a few doors as well, for the future. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxcat Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 do it double. You like the material so you're not selling your soul and you are getting out there.got to do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 go for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Go for it. They will soon let you know if you're not good enough, and it could be a route to regular paid work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnylager Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 [quote name='Faithless' post='314212' date='Oct 24 2008, 10:28 PM'][url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw0tmuG_9ys...feature=related"]Funky[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3xaBuzeJ14...feature=related"]Lyric[/url][/quote] Links broken. Is she fit? Do it anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted October 27, 2008 Author Share Posted October 27, 2008 " The URL contained a malformed video ID. " What does [i]that [/i]suppose to mean?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Sorry to have to agree with everyone, but: do it. The only downside seems to be the travelling but you've said you're OK with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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